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Hollywood Aims High for 2006 Movies

In good years, Hollywood beats its chest and crows, "It's all about the movies!" In bad years, like 2005, Hollywood looks for something to blame and whispers, "It's all about the movies."Studio honchos hope it was just a weak crop of flicks that resulted in a 7 percent drop in movie attendance last year and that doomsayers are wrong in predicting home-entertainment options have eroded the big screen's appeal.If it really is all about the movies, 2006 stands a chance of turning Hollywood's slump around with a film lineup that — on paper, at least — looks like a winner.You've got your man of steel and your mutant superheroes. You've got your pirates of the high seas and your overturned luxury liner. You've got your cartoon cars and your talking animals. You've got your action spectacle from Tom Cruise and your passion project from Mel Gibson .And you've got your usual load of sequels, remakes and potential sleepers, plus a couple of sobering films that will test audiences' tolerance for ...

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